Following high school, Johnson spent one year at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College — a junior college — before transferring to New Mexico State University as a walk-on. Johnson ensured he wouldn’t be overlooked again, hitting .382/.434/.630 with 12 homers and 29 steals, earning Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

The San Francisco Giants are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, riding a six-game winning streak. That has them only a half-game behind the Los Ang

In the bottom of the ninth, the Rockies tried to rally, despite Sam Hilliard hitting into a double play to make the come-from-behind attempt with two outs. Goodman smashed his 11th homer of the year to cap off a three-hit night and pull the Rockies within three at 10-7.

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Any hope that the San Francisco Giants will get their Gold Glove third baseman back in 10 days is no longer in the cards.

Merrill has a career .281 average against the Giants, but batted a scalding .455 last season at Oracle Park. This season in four games, however, he’s posted just a .167 batting average in San Francisco.

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MLB teamed up with Nike to release the first-ever Nike-produced athletic sneakers for MLB featuring designs inspired by the franchise's City Connect uniforms.

The San Francisco Giants are being recognized for their success this year, outlasting an in-division foe's hot start.